Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESVILLE R-VI·NCES 293144002874
WOOD ELEM.
4590 BUCKEYE AVE, FT LEONARD WOOD, MO 65473 · (573) 842-2625 · Pulaski County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
158 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within WAYNESVILLE R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
90.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +28.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-31 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 12.1:1
% White
46%
was 47%
% Hispanic
25%
was 24%
% Black
14%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WOOD ELEM.
WOOD ELEM., a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in FT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri, part of WAYNESVILLE R-VI, caters to 295 students, covering grades K through 5.
WAYNESVILLE R-VI runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,190 students. WOOD ELEM. is one of those campuses.
Demographically, WOOD ELEM. lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at WOOD ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WOOD ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.3%; WOOD ELEM. posts 70.7%, +20.4 points above that line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household income runs about $64,466, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pulaski County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,884 students), WOOD ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: WILLIAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WOOD ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.3%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 326 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,894
Census ACS
Median income
$64,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYNESVILLE R-VI
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- FREEDOM ELEM.Elementary · 954 students
- WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.Elementary · 920 students
- WAYNESVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 906 students
- 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 451 students
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 375 students
Other schools in FT LEONARD WOOD
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 375 students
- THAYER ELEM.Elementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR0.9 mi · 294
- PARTRIDGE ELEM.1.3 mi · 375
- THAYER ELEM.1.9 mi · 242
- FREEDOM ELEM.3.3 mi · 954
- WAYNESVILLE EAST ELEM.5.2 mi · 920
- WAYNESVILLE SR. HIGH5.6 mi · 1,719
Frequently asked questions
About WOOD ELEM.How many students attend WOOD ELEM.?
WOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 295 students in grades KG-05.
Is WOOD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WOOD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does WOOD ELEM. have?
WOOD ELEM. employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is WOOD ELEM.?
WOOD ELEM. reports a student body of 46% White, 25% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is WOOD ELEM. public or private?
WOOD ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAYNESVILLE R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.